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December 24th, 2023 by Miami Back & Neck Specialists
Study Investigates Why Some Cancers Metastasize to the Spine
MIAMI – Research is helping explain why some cancers have a higher risk of spreading to the bones of the vertebrae. Spine surgeon Dr. Georgiy Brusovanik with Miami Back and Neck Specialists said the findings, published in the Journal Nature, may solve a long standing mystery about metastases to the backbone. “The extrapolated message from this study is that there perhaps is something stem cell or mediator related that makes some specific a cancers, specifically lung, prostate, breast, renal, GI and thyroid cancers go to the spine more than others,” he said. Brusovanik said patients with these cancers who have sudden onset back pain accompanied by unexpected weight loss should undergo an MRI to check for spinal metastases.
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